Los Angeles babes… Photo by Caroline Winata!

Hey there, Blogcadettes!

Are you feeling the post-Blogcademy blues like us?  Symptoms may include: sadness, constant reminiscing, a general lack of turquoise, craving of 80′s tunes, putting on every single item from your goodie bag at once to try to recapture some of the magic, etc.!

If you are, here are some ways to bust through the gloom!

• Reconnect with your fellow classmates (and students from other classes!) in our forum.  If you didn’t join it yet, email us to get an invitation!
• Better yet, take it offline!  Meet up with your blogging posse in person.  Have regular dates with a handful of blogging babes and see what magic you can make!
• Write yourself a blogging action plan.  What do you want to achieve in the next week, month, three months, six months, year?  Think about how you want to feel about your blog — then plan accordingly.  Put your list somewhere that you’ll see it every day, like right next to your computer, and start working through it!
• Listen to this 80′s teen movie playlist and pretend you’re back in class!

We’ll be doing full recaps of both classes soon… And by the way, we’ll be teaching in New York and Minneapolis in June!  Want to join us?!

xo,

Gala, Shauna and Kat.

Yoohoo, Portland! We are in you!

Yep, it’s true! Kat and Gala were reunited at LAX yesterday afternoon, before hopping a quick flight to Portland. The three of us are firmly ensconced at Wolfgang Manor, Shauna’s incredible house from the 1920′s, and we’re having a pretty fabulous time!

Wolfgang Manor is almost entirely pristine white, with an enormous taxidermy bear standing guard in the corner. It strikes a balance between frightening and fabulous! (Don’t worry, I’m sure Ol’ Grizzly will be wearing a flower crown by the end of the week!)

Of course, we haven’t stopped taking photos since we first clapped eyes on one another… Some things never change!

We can’t wait for our live Q&A session this afternoon — you’re tuning in, right?! — and to make some major blogger mischief at The Blogcademy: Portland this weekend! And hey, we can certainly squeeze you in if you’ve put off buying your ticket until the last minute!

Squee!

Kisses,
Gala, Kat and Shauna.

We love our graduates, and we get so excited when we see them implementing changes and giving their sites a major spruce-up!

One of our cutest students (shhh, don’t tell anyone), Jessica Turley, is one half of Bespoke Bride, a kickass blog that helps brides avoid a cliche-ridden, cookie-cutter wedding. When she came to us, Bespoke Bride was very beige and romantic-looking.  It was beautiful, it just wasn’t very Jessica! (This girl is a firecracker!)

Here’s what it looked like when we met Jessica in January… It was beautiful, but it didn’t embody or line up with what Jessica and Emily were doing.

…So you can imagine our surprise and delight when they unveiled their brand new look. We’re in LOVE with it!

First of all, look at that header! It’s so much fun, and makes us think of colourful confetti. Their slogan — Inspired by us, created by you — is perfect. It gives you a great clue to what this dynamic duo can provide!

Their colour scheme is great, so peppy and vibrant, and not the same old thing we’ve already seen done a million times online!

Jessica and Emily have also decided to branch out with their content, giving us peeks of what goes on behind the scenes, showing us what they’re wearing, sharing their travel tips and DIYs. In other words, they’re expanding their scope, which gives us a much richer insight into what these two girls are really about! After all, when it comes to a blog, people come for the information, but they stay for your personality. Jessica and Emily have this in spades, so why not show it off?!

We’re so psyched to see these changes, we think it is such a major upgrade. Head on over to Bespoke Bride to see the transformation for yourself!

Congratulations, babes. You are top of the class!

Love always,

Gala, Shauna and Kat.